Bessemer Street, Blackhill
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Bessemer Street, Blackhill
Image: © Robert Graham Taken: 25 Oct 2017
A reminder of Consett's past as a steel town. The Bessemer process was the first large scale method of producing steel, although I think Consett used the open hearth method mostly.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.858462
Longitude
-1.845596